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i suggest merging the article 'Rostam Farokhzad' into 'Rostam Farrokhzād' because the title of the latter includes proper diacritics representing an accurate transliteration, as well as the fact that the latter article is more detailed.

I am fairly certain that this fellow and the Rostam of the Shahnameh have little more in common than a name. They are certainly not the same character: one is historical, the other is firmly legendary. It's like mixing up the legendary Greek hero and the son of Alexander. —Charles P._(Mirv) 01:01, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

I removed the Shahnameh references. If someone wants to demonstrate, with sources, that the Rostam of the Shahnameh does have more in common with this man than the name, I'd be happy to be proved wrong. —Charles P._(Mirv) 01:05, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

or if this Rostam appears in a different part of the Shahnameh, and that part recounts his battles and his death, then covering that would be good too, as long as it's not confused with the last battle and death of the other Rostam. —Charles P._(Mirv) 01:12, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

read the very last chapter of the shah-nameh. it recounts Rostam Farrokhzad (not to be confused with the hero Rostam, of whom you are thinking) and his death at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah against the invading Muslim army led by Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas. i dont have an electronic copy of this, otherwise i'd forward it to you, but you can find it in the excellent french translation by Jules Mohl:

Firdowsī, Abū al-Qāsim. Shāh-nāmeh (Le Livre des rois). Transl. into Fr. and annotated by Jules Mohl. Paris: Imprimérie Nationale, 1976.

alternatively, you can find the specific section that deals with Qadisiyyah in english:

Firdowsī, Abū al-Qāsim. Shāh-nāmeh (‘The Battle of Qadisia’). Transl. into Eng. by Nawab Sir Nizamat Jung. Islamic Culture XIII (1939): 1-20, 134-149.